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Where are they now
The "Where Are They Now" department of Shipfax has not been heard from in some time, but a recent Facebook post has inspired a revisit.The history of the Halifax - Dartmouth ferry service is a long...
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Gotland for Nirint Shipping and possible News
Nirint Shipping B.V. is a Dutch company operating between Europe, the Caribbean and the north coast of South America. Its ships generally call in Halifax northbound every two weeks en route from Cuba...
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Sprucing up for summer
Although there will be no cruise ship season in Halifax this year, there will be some tourism and apparently some harbour tours. Murphy's (owned by Ambassatours) has therefore placed one of its boats...
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New for Leeway
LeeWay Marine, the Dartmouth based survey vessel operator, is just about to take delivery of the latest addition to its fleet. The vessel arrived this morning April 15, as deck cargo on the Dutch...
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Suomigracht
As per today's previous post the Netherlands flag Suomigracht delivered a special cargo at Pier 9C today. The ship's owners, Spliethoffs have created a niche in world shipping by building a fleet of...
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Who's on First
Despite my statement in a recent post MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has not yet caught up with Maersk as the world's largest container line. However recent news stories state that the gap...
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Rosalia - bulk loading delayed
The bulker Rosalia arrived April 15 to load wood pellets, but loading has been delayed off and on by rainy weather. There is no way to protect the cargo from moisture during rain, so loading is...
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Big Ship Day
It was a big day for ships or put another way it was a day for big ships. The first arrival was Algoma Integrity to take on a load of gypsum from Gold Bond. Algoma Integrity loading at Wright's Cove...
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Trabzon - another one for bunkers
For the second day in a row a ship has tied up at Pier 9C for bunkers. This time it is the bulk carrier Trabzon.The ship arrived this morning from La Baie (Port Alfred), QC where it discharged a cargo...
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CMA CGM Mexico
Another one of CMA CGM's Argentina class ships arrived today at PSA Halifax. CMA CGM Mexico with a capacity of 15,000 TEU + or - (some sources say 15,072), is one of twenty-two ships (built and on...
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CSL double bill for Gold Bond
CSL Americas had two ships in port today, both to load at Gold Bond (formerly National Gypsum) and both arrived from Sydney, NS where they had delivered coal cargoes.First in was CSL Spirit which...
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Cranes and Flags - no coincidence
The first Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessel AOPV 430, the future HMCS Harry DeWolf was tied up this evening at is berth at HMCS Dockyard, with a backdrop of construction cranes on the Halifax...
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Splish Splash
High winds in advance of a cold front kicked up white caps in the inner harbour and some waves in the approaches. Ships needed some extra trug assistance but there did not seem to be any real delays....
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ZIM Makes Its Mark
Coinciding with the end of the company's 75th anniversary year in 2020 and its successful New York Stock Exchange IPO in January 2021, the now publicly traded ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has...
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Nolhan Ava - back to work
The little container / RoRo feeder ship Nolhan Ava returned to Halifax this morning April 24 after a drydocking session in St.John's, NL. Its last call in Halifax was on April 1. The ship will now be...
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Montreal strike - here we go again
With another longshore labour action planned for Monday in Montreal, we will again be watching for ships diverting to Halifax. After on again off again negotiations resulted in no new contract, the...
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Return of the Regulars, Updates and Miscellany
It was a day for the return of two regular callers, and while this would not normally be worthy of extra notice, there was a difference.First in this morning was the ONE Motivator renamed as recently...
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New to Halifax, and Montreal strike update
A new to Halifax ship arrived at Autoport this morning April 27. RCC Prestige offloaded some new cars and sailed before noon. The ship is an unusual one, mainly due to its size. Although it looks like...
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CMA Corte Real for PSA Halifax
The "Ultra" class container ship CMA CGM Corte Real arrived at PSA Halifax at noon time today April 28 on the Columbus JAX service. Columbus JAX ships usually call on the weekends, so a Wednesday...
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Predominantly Blue
Blue was the colour of choice in Halifax today, Saturday, May 1, and thereby hangs a tail or two.The Maersk Penang arrived at PSA Halifax this morning after sitting at anchor outside the harbour since...
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